09/05/2010

A king and his trip down a dusty road on a hot day

A king was traveling along a dusty road ona a hot day. He came upon a grubby man hitting a rock with a dull hammer. The king asked the man what he was doing and the man replied "I sit here all day and I hit rocks, breaking large ones into smaller ones". I sit in the dust and sweat constantly, it is terrible. The king went down the road a bit and came upon an even grubbier man, this one smiling a bit, hitting a rock with a dull hammer. The king asked him what he was doing and the man replied, I have a very important job. I am rough-cutting stones for the master mason, if I do my job well, I allow him to do much better work. The king went down the road and found another man, very grubby, hitting a rock with a very dull hammer. The king asked the man what he was doing and the third man replied. I am doing my part to help build a great cathedral where my children and their children will be able to worship God. All three men had the same job, but the last guy worked harder, made better stones and had a happy life.
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